Sep | 21
Now you’ve heard everything you wanted to know about coffee in Italy but were afraid to ask. And while drinking a cup of Joe, too! Two days of coffee workshop: a break from the books and a safari of the... Read MoreSep | 20
The Umbra Institute has announced a conference on the history and culture of Italian food for June 2012. (more…) Read MoreSep | 16
On Tuesday evening, Prof. Zachary Nowak of the Food Studies Program and neopolitan pizzaiolo Felice once again took students into hidden local pizzeria Pizza e musica to help explain the history and significance of Italian pizza. After a quick tour... Read MoreSep | 15
With the sun setting over the Umbrian Hills, Umbra Institute faculty member Zachary Nowak and staff member Julie Falk each took a group of twenty students around Perugia for a city tour. However, this isn’t your average historical city tour... Read MoreSep | 09
In Italy, they say "Appetite comes while eating" -- L'appetito viene mangiando. This was absolutely the case at the Welcome Aperitivo for the Fall 2011 Umbra students. When studying abroad in Italy, Italian food culture plays a major role in... Read MoreSep | 08
All students at Umbra are required to participate in a one-week intensive Italian "survival" course before regular electives (and Italian) courses start. In the morning, an intensive grammar and vocabulary review takes place in the classroom, while in the afternoon,... Read More